Draft means for the cars of pleasure vehicles



H. E. RIEHL.

DRAFT MEANS FOR THE CARS 0F PLEASURE VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FlLED OCT. 7, 1921- Patented Jan. 17, 1922.

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DRAFT MEANS FOR THE CARS OF PLEASURE VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED OCT- Z I921. 1,404,144, Patented Jan. 17, 1922,

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HENRY ELMER RIEHL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

DRAFT MEANS FOR THE CARS PLEASURE VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 17, 1922.

Original application filed July 28, 1921, Serial No. 488,096. Divided and this application filed October 7,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY ELMER RIEHL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Draft Means for the Cars of Pleasure Vehicles, of which the following is a description.

My invention relates to an amusement apparatus for use in pleasure resorts, parks, exhibition grounds, and the like, and more particularly is designed as an improvement on the pleasure railway forming the subject matter of United States Letters Patent granted to me- November 26, 1907, Number 872253.,

The present invention is a division of an application filed by me July 28, 1921, Serial Number 488,096.

The present invention relates to a draft means adapted to be engaged by the travelling chain of the railway in question for carrying the car to the top of the up-track.

The prime object of the invention is to provide a novel means for preventing shock with the engagement of the chain with the draft 'means.

The nature of the invention and its distinctive features and advantages will clearly appear as the description proceeds.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, it being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative of one example of the invention.

Figure 1 is an end view of a car equipped with my improved draft means, the propelling chain, its supporting structure and the tracks being in transverse vertical section;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the car truck with parts shown in section;

Figure 3 is a side elevation of a railway car embodying my improved draft means;

Figure at is a vertical section of portions of the car showing my improved draft means in side elevation prior to the engagement of the same by the chain;

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure at but showing the draft means after engagement Serial No. 506,062.

by the chain, the dotted lines indicating the mode of engagement of the draft means by the chain in the forward movement of the car and chain.

In order to connect the truck of the car 30 with the endless propelling chain 36, the following means is provided: On the rear of the truck 80 is arranged a transverse plate provided at the sides with two forwardly extending rods 121 mounted to slide in the truck frame 82. Springs 122 are coiled on the forward portions of the rods 121 and rest at their rear ends on collars 123 secured or formed on the rods 121 and abutting with their forward ends on a transverse plate 124:, rigidly secured to and forming part of the plate 83 of the truck frame. A similar rod 125 extends forwardly from the middle of the plate 120 and a spring 126 is coiled on this red and abuts with its rear end on a collar 127 attached to or forming part of this rod 125. The forward end of the spring 126 abuts against a plate 127 attached to the frame elements 83 rigid with truck plate 83 or equivalent abutment. On the rear face of plate 120 is pivoted at 130 the upper end of a depending dog 131 adapted to drop into any one of the several links of the endless controlling chain 36, and hence when the dog 131 is engaged with this chain the car is propelled up the up-track 35, d when the up per end of the chain 36 is reach-ed at the sum mit of the up-track 35 then the car passes onto the down-track and the dog 131 passes out of engagement with the chain 36 which at the summit passes around its usual guide wheel (not here shown). It is understood that by the arrangement described a yielding support for the do; 131 is provided by the use of the spring-pressed rods 121 and 125 and hence sudden jars and shocks are prevented at the time the car couples itself to the endless propelling chain 36 at the lower end of the up-track or disengages the chain 36 at the upper end of the up-track 35.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated, since, manifestly the same can be considerably varied Without departure from p the spirit of the invention as defined in the truck on which the said car body is mounted 10 to rotate, a transverse plate having rods mounted to sllde on the said car truck, springs mounted on the said rods and bearing against'the truck, and a dog pivoted on the said plate and depending therefrom to 15 engage one of the links of said chain.

HENRY ELMER RIEHL. 

